Industry Veteran Deborah Gold Joins Exiger to Lead Canadian Investigations Practice
NEW YORK and TORONTO, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Exiger, the global regulatory, financial crime, risk and compliance company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Gold as Managing Director, based in Toronto. Ms. Gold will lead the expansion of Exiger's Global Investigations Practice in Canada, bringing the firm's full suite of investigative, due diligence, and compliance solutions to corporations, law firms, and financial institutions operating in the region.
The move is the latest in a series of strategic expansion initiatives by Exiger in Canada, including the April acquisition of Toronto-based cognitive computing pioneer OutsideIQ/DDIQ, and the May acquisition of the Canadian arm of IPSA, a specialist in due diligence related to immigration, citizenship, and visas.
"Deborah is one of the leading professionals in the business, and I and my team have worked with her for years. We are thrilled to have her join our firm," said Richard Plansky, Global Head of Investigations. "Deborah will be a cornerstone of the Global Investigations Practice, and our clients will surely benefit from her deep experience and expertise."
Ms. Gold is a widely-respected industry leader with over two decades of experience in the areas of corporate investigations, corporate contests, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, investigative due diligence, and litigation support. Her clients have included financial institutions, corporations, pension funds, private equity funds, and law firms. Supported by Exiger's technology solutions, Ms. Gold will be positioned to provide clients with the most comprehensive tools in the market for mitigating risk.
"I am truly excited to be part of a best-in-class team at Exiger," said Ms. Gold. "Based upon the wealth of experience and careers of distinction that my colleagues bring to Exiger, it's clear that the firm is attracting the best and the brightest in our industry."
Ms. Gold joins Exiger from Kroll, where she was a Managing Director in the firm's Investigations and Disputes practice. Prior to Kroll, Ms. Gold was a Director with Navigant Consulting, where she managed the firm's business intelligence and due diligence practice in Toronto. She began her career in private legal practice, where she focused on commercial litigation and employment law.
Ms. Gold holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in History and Political Science, and her LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. Deborah is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
About Exiger
Exiger is a global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance company. Exiger arms financial institutions, multinational corporations and governmental agencies with the practical advice and technology solutions they need to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger works with clients worldwide to assist them in effectively managing their critical challenges while developing and implementing the policies, procedures and programs needed to create a sustainable compliance environment. A global authority on regulatory compliance, the company also oversees some of the world's most complex court-appointed and voluntary monitorships in the private and public sectors, including the monitorship of HSBC. Exiger has four principal business units being: Exiger Advisory; Exiger Analytics, including DDIQ, the groundbreaking cognitive computing and intelligent search platform; Exiger Diligence and Exiger Insight 3PM. Exiger operates through offices in New York City, Silver Spring (DC Metro), Miami, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Toronto, and Vancouver. For more information on Exiger, please visit www.exiger.com
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